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Independence Community College

Independence Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Independence, KS. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $4,650 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 809 and it offers 9 programs.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Independence Community College is $4,650 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Independence Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
60% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,733 (exclude student loans).
Independence CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$4,650
Average Financial Amount$4,733

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Independence Community College offers 9 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 205 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Independence Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate2075
Less than 1 Year Certificate105
2 Years Certificate6010
Total90205

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 75 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 5 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 10 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 115 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 75 completers-
Medication Aide✕27-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕48-
Total75
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Health Aide✕5-
Total5
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕0-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕9-
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)✕1-
Total10
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕5-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕2-
Computer Science✕0-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕0-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕1-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕6-
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕0-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management✔1-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0 completers-
English Language and Literature✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ (1 completers) 83 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕13-
General Studies✔70-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕1-
Psychology [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Psychology✕1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕3-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Social Sciences✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2-
Art/Art Studies✕0-
Music✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕0-
Pre-Nursing Studies✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕4-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕2-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Small Business Administration/Management✕2-
Total115

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 809 students are attending at Independence Community College. There are 30 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 30 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 106 (full-time) and 1 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Independence Community College is 22% and transfer-out rate is 40%. The retention rate is 44% at the school.
Independence CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population809
Graduation Rate22%
Number of Faculty60
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1

Student Population at Independence CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 901 students enrolled into Independence Community College. By gender, 432 male and 469 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Independence Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Independence Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total901432469
Full-time453267186
Part-tme448165283
There are 425 White (47.17%), 186 Black/African American (20.64%), 74 Hispanic (8.21%), 2 Asian (0.22%), and 276 students with other races attending Independence Community College. 19 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Independence Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total901432469
American Indian/Native American1239
Asian202
Black/African American18615927
Hispanic743539
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander12102
White425144281
Two More472324
Un-Known1245074
Non-resident Alien19811
Independence Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
106 students (11.76% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 295 students (32.74% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Independence Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Independence Community College
Number of Students
Total901
Enrolled Online Exclusively106
Enrolled Some Online Courses295
Not in Online Courses500
By age range, at Independence Community College, 193 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.42% of total students), 597 students are aged below 20 (66.26%), 2 students are aged above 50 (0.44%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Independence Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total901432469
Under 18299105194
Age 18-19298162136
Age 20-2115910752
Age 22-24342212
Age 25-2924717
Age 30-3414113
Age 35-39826
Age 40-491248
Age 50-64202
Age Un-Known512229

Directory and Accreditation Information

Independence Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1957 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Independence Community College.
1057 West College Avenue, Independence, KS
620-331-4100
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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